Painters striping-instrument



PATENT Erica.

GEORGE A. KRIGHBAUM,

OF YOUNGSTOVN, OHIO.

PAINTERS STRIPING-INSTRUMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,402, dated January4, 1887.

Application tiled January 7., 1886. SerialNo. 187,929. (Model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that l, GEORGE A. KnrcHBAUM, a citizen of -the United States,residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Painter/slnstruments, to be known as a St-riping Instrument;77 and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of myinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide for the use of painters,sign-writers, packagemarkers, and others a convenient instrument whichincases the paint, rendering it cleanly and always ready for use, andfrom which the paint is'expelled with an even distribution and withvariations in intensity of color, as required, making uniform plain orshaded lines of any size, so that with less skill and labor than nowdemanded greater accuracy and rapidity in the practice of the artsindi'- cated is secured. I accomplish this object by themechanismhereinaftcr described, and illustrated in the drawings, whichAare read with the right margin downward, and in which-.

Figure 1v is a longitudinal view of my instrument complete. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the paint-tube c. Fig. 3 is a view of the feeder-case e,the distributer f, and the stopper g, grouped in the relative positionsin which they are brought together when the feeder is formed. Fig. 4 isa side view ot t-he revolving spoolv h, and the ligure to the right isan end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view of h filled with paint-holdingmaterial, con stituting a paint-roller for marking plain lines, as shownimmediately above. Fig. 61s a view of h, which is a paint-roller ofglobular form for marking shaded lines, as shown immediately above; andFig. 7 is alongitudinal View of the connector i.

The tube a is of tin or other suitable material, preferably smaller atthe right or upper end, which is rimmed with' a shoulder and covered bya cap turning upon a pivot that penetrates it near the edge from theshoulder of a, and is fastened by a downwardprojecting spring on itsperiphery opposite the pivot,

which catches in a notch in the rim of a. A yhinged cap, with any mannerof fastening or any other means of cover, may be used; but in any formthe cover when closed must be hermetically tight. The lower end of a ispreferabl y funnel-shaped, and is permanently covered, except a smallcentral aperture,which is threaded so yas to receive the end of t',which is a small cylinder threaded upon its outer surface.

The paint-tube c, made as is a, except reversed in the relative sizes ofthe ends, has at bothterminations greatly-rednced diameters, formingshoulders, the small ends being threaded upon their outer surfaces as ameans of attachment to 'the contiguous parts.

The connector t' is a casting of suitable sizefor the purpose of holdinga and c in line rigidly, and is a short rod bii'nrcated at each end,preferably in part circular form, to accommodate the valve o and holdingbetween the separated parts short horizontal cylinders, the upper ofwhich is threaded upon its outer surface, as already stated, for a meansof attachment to (t, and the lower of which is threaded upon its innersurface for a means of attachment with c. On the lower end of the uppercylinder appears the sucker-valve o', and wit-hin the lower cylinder,working against a shoulder above it, is placed the sucker-Valve o, sothat, thetwo valves opening in different directions, one closes when theother opens, and vice versa. Over v3 is drawn the hollow rubber ball b,which, with openings at its poles fitting snugly around the cylinders atthe ends of i, is identical with the similar part of a common syringe,and for a similar purpose. To guard Z) against abrasion by equalizingthe pressure thereon, I place upon opposite sides the guards d d, whichare of any proper material, shaped like the bowls of spoons, and areconnected by straps to hold them in place.

The feeder at the lower end of the instrument consists of the case e,which is a rectangular box without( cover or bottom, havingdownward-projecting ears from two opposite sides to atl'ord bearings forthe paint-rollers, and

' provided upon its interior with annular shoul- IOO Io The spool h, thewheels of which are notched around their peripheries to preventslipping,

is filled with a paint-holding substance-that used b'y printers beingpreferred-thus forming a paint-roller, the surface of which touches I5f,and is fiat for marking plain lines, and globular, as shown at h', formarking shaded lines. The globular paint-roller must be elastic to dothe Work intended, and I therefore makeit by inclosing the spool in arubber ball, which 2o` is coated with the paintearrying material. Spoolsof various lengths are provided, so as to make lines of yany size, thespools being readily changed by means of the elasticity of the ears ofe.

The size of the instrument andl of its several parts may be as desired.I find, however, that an instrument ten inchesin length,with a sucientcapacity of a to hold a plentifulsupply of paint, is the mostconvenient.

The manner in which my striping instrument operates will be readilycomprehended. The tube a is supplied with paint made suftieient-lyliquid to flow readily and is closed. The operator holds the instrumentwithv the 35 hand clasping d d. A compression of b closes tubes a and c,the Vconnector z, having the the upper and opens the lower valve,forcing paint down through c into the feeder, from which it is evenlydistributed over the surface ofthe roller, which marks the line. Thegreater the compression, the more dense the color of 4o the line. Whencompression of d ceases, the lower valve closes and the upper valveopens again, lling b with paint. Thus does my striping-instrument fullyaccomplish the purpose stated in the early part of this specification.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A. striping-instrument consisting of the valves o and v', the rubberball b, the guards d d, the feeder composed of the case e, the distributer f, and the stopper g, and the paintroller h, substantially asdescribed iu the foregoing speciiication, and for the purpose thereinexpressed. I

2. A striping-instrument consisting of the tubes a and c, the connectori, having the valves 'u and v, the rubber ball b, the guards d d, thefeeder composed of the ease e, the distributerf, and the stopper g, andthe globular paint-roller h', substantially as described in theforegoing specification, and for the purpose therein expressed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEGRGE A. KRICHBAUM.

Vitnesses:

GEO. C. HATCH, W. T. GIBSON.

